[mfalkvidd]

Problem: When navigating the Kodi menus (settings, subtitle download, browse movies, etc) using a MCE remote, playback pauses and resumes (First button press pauses, second resumes, third pauses, fourth resumes and so on)

1. Version of Kodi.
17.6 Git:20171114-a9a7a20
2. Windows Version + Service Pack version
Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit service pack 1
3. CPU/Architecture
Intel i5-6260U
4. RAM amount
16GB
5. Detailed Instructions to reproduce the Problem
Start playing a movie (any movie or TV series episode seems to work). Press ENTER on the MCE remote to bring up the menu. Use arrow buttons on the MCE remote to go to Subtitles. Press ENTER. In the subtitles dialog box, press up or down. Playback is paused/resumed by every key press.
Alternative: Start playing a move. Press BACKSPACE on the MCE remote to access the menu system while the move is playing. For each button press on the MCE remote (up/down/left/right/enter) playback is paused or resumed.
6. Details of all devices relevant to the problem
"Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver" bought on Aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wireless...32594.html
7. FULL Debug Log
kodi.log: https://pastebin.com/p0C7nMuq
debug log: https://pastebin.com/DJNrgu8F

Sorry if this has been covered already. I have tried searching for various keywords (mce remote double command, mce remote menu pause, mce remote menu playback). I found https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=57488 which seems like a similar problem, but I'm not using lirc and the problem is slightly different - I don't get double presses, I get one press in the menu and one for the playback control.

I am not getting this effect when I perform the same navigation steps using a regular keyboard.

My guess is that *something* thinks it is smart and affects playback. This something is probably outside Kodi. So if I could figure out what that something is, and turn it off, Kodi would probably work great.

Any ideas?

[DarrenHill]

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[DarrenHill]

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[mfalkvidd]

kodi debug log after uninstalling superrepo: https://pastebin.com/L8KNSScR

[mfalkvidd]

Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this, or a way to troubleshoot?

[PatK]

Looks like your keymap is not properly defined for the device you are using.

These wiki's should set you on the right path.

Alternative keymaps for most remotes (wiki)
HOW-TO:Modify keymaps (wiki)
Add-on:Keymap Editor (wiki)
Keymap (wiki)

[mfalkvidd]

Looks like your keymap is not properly defined for the device you are using.

These wiki's should set you on the right path.

Alternative keymaps for most remotes (wiki)
HOW-TO:Modify keymaps (wiki)
Add-on:Keymap Editor (wiki)
Keymap (wiki)

Thanks @PatK 
I haven't found a solution yet, but will keep on reading and trying various things.
I have been able to find an even easier way to reproduce this problem though:
Start playing a movie (any movie or TV series episode seems to work). Press ENTER on the MCE remote to bring up the menu. Press the left arrow on the MCE remote repeatedly (I pressed rather slowly, maybe 2 presses per second). Playback is paused/resumed sometimes. I've had cases where playback is paused and resumed on two consecutive key presses, but sometimes it takes 5-10 presses before playback is affected. There doesn't seem to be any relation to which menu item is currently selected.

So now that I can reproduce this problem using the left arrow key only, I think I should focus on keymap settings that affect the left arrow key. I have tried this with no result:

xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<keymap>

  <virtualkeyboard>

    <keyboard>

      <left>CursorLeft</left>

      <right>CursorRight</right>

    </keyboard>

  </virtualkeyboard>

</keymap>

[mfalkvidd]

New configuration:

xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<keymap>

  <global>

    <keyboard>

      <left>Right</left>

      <right>Left</right>

    </keyboard>

  </global>

</keymap>

This does indeed switch left and right on my remote, but it still affects playback every now and then. Does this mean that the keymap isn't the source of my problem?